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Romania Versus Bulgaria: A Short Analysis Of The Competitiveness Of Seaside Tourism

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  • Mihai Costea

    (Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava)

  • Cristian Valentin Hapenciuc

    (Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava)

  • Gabriela Arionesei

    (Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava)

Abstract

This research compares tourism competitiveness of two neighboring countries, Romania and Bulgaria, which have many similarities economically as well as from a geopolitical and historical perspective. Despite these similarities, immediately after the 1990s, which marked the fall of the communist regime, the tourism phenomenon in the two countries had divergent evolutions. As the tourism industry in Bulgaria, especially its seaside tourism, underwent unprecedented development, the tourism activity in Romania systematically lost its competitiveness. The factors affecting the appearance and increase of such a difference are of interest to the Romanian seaside tourism. To generate the answer to this problem, we perform a series of comparative analyses with data from the World Economic Forum, in terms of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report (2011-2015), `the National Authority for Tourism of Romania, and the National Institute of Statistics from Romania and Bulgaria. We identified a series of constitutive elements relating to the success of the Bulgarian seaside tourism and a sequence of deficiencies in the strategic and organizational maneuvers of the tourism activity at the Romanian seaside.

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  • Mihai Costea & Cristian Valentin Hapenciuc & Gabriela Arionesei, 2016. "Romania Versus Bulgaria: A Short Analysis Of The Competitiveness Of Seaside Tourism," CBU International Conference Proceedings, ISE Research Institute, vol. 4(0), pages 471-482, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aad:iseicj:v:4:y:2016:i:0:p:471-482
    DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v4.800
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    1. Liliana Popescu & Claudia Daniela Albă & Mirela Mazilu & Cristina Șoșea, 2023. "‘Should I Go or Should I Stay?’ Why Do Romanians Choose the Bulgarian Seaside for Their Summer Holiday?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-18, July.
    2. Mihai COSTEA & Cristian Valentin HAPENCIUC & Ruxandra BEJINARU, 2016. "Analysis Of Global Competitiveness Pillars’ Influence Upon The Romanian Tourism Industry," Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 22(22), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Mihai COSTEA & Cristian Valentin HAPENCIUC & Gabriela ARIONESEI, 2017. "THE USE OF THE NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (NICTs) AT THE LEVEL OF BUSINESS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FROM ROMANIA AND THE CEE-EU COUNTRIES," Revista de turism - studii si cercetari in turism / Journal of tourism - studies and research in tourism, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration - Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department., vol. 24(24), pages 1-10, December.

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    Keywords

    RomaniaBulgaria; tourism competitiveness; Romanian seaside; Bulgarian seaside;
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    JEL classification:

    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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